Commodities
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Benjamin Coffer
Quadrant Chambers‘He is the best. He is always responsive, helpful and realistic, his advice is clear, and his advocacy is very persuasive.’
Charles Debattista
The 36 Group‘‘Calm, measured, and authoritative before tribunals and in court, Charles is a highly persuasive oral advocate who earns the confidence of judges and arbitrators alike.’
Sandra Healy
7 King’s Bench Walk‘Sandra is a fantastic team member who has a real gift for drafting submissions and correspondence. As an advocate she is excellent and very effective on her feet.’
Richard Sarll
7 King’s Bench Walk‘He has an eye for detail and knows the procedure and law inside out.’
Jessica Sutherland
7 King’s Bench Walk
Alex Carless
Twenty Essex‘Alex is one of the top juniors for shipping and commodities work. He is more than capable of running matters as sole counsel with his excellent knowledge and first-rate written work.’
Andrew Dinsmore
Twenty Essex‘Tough, tenacious, and thorough, Andrew brings a forthright and no-nonsense approach to his cases, and he has a real ability to cut through unnecessarily complex and tedious arguments.’
Andrew Feld
Twenty Essex‘A future star, a fabulous advocate and a numbers man too. He gets to grips with a complex quantum issue with ease and shows impressive command of detail.’
Ben Gardner
Quadrant Chambers‘Extremely clever, responsive and hardworking, his written work is clear, concise and persuasive. Someone you want on your side for tricky cases.’
Colleen Hanley
Twenty Essex‘Colleen exhibits approachability, responsiveness, and confidence in her advocacy.’
Francis Hornyold-Strickland
Monckton Chambers‘His advocacy is clear and effective, and he is very pragmatic and able to flex the legal strategy to meet the client’s objectives.’
Mark Jones
The 36 Group‘Mark is open to consider various options, always having the overall aim in mind.’
Susannah Jones
Twenty Essex‘Smart, thorough and committed, she knows her cases inside-out.’
Marcus Mander
7 King’s Bench Walk‘He provides accurate answers in a speedy pattern, and satisfaction above expectation.’
Charles Priday
7 King’s Bench Walk
Peter Stevenson
Quadrant Chambers‘KC quality as a junior. He is happy to roll his sleeves up and get involved and is not afraid to voice his opinion.’
James Watthey
4 Pump Court
Ishfaq Ahmed
The 36 Group
Koye Akoni
Quadrant Chambers‘His biggest strengths are his gravitas, presence, and tactical nous. His advocacy is formidable – in a room full of silks, he held his own.’
Sushma Ananda
7 King’s Bench Walk‘Sushma’s attention to deal is fantastic and she is a joy to work with. She is a great asset to have on your team.’
Clara Benn
7 King’s Bench Walk‘Clara ticks every box: client-friendly, exceptionally diligent, super-clever, and she has excellent judgement.’
Tom Bird
Quadrant Chambers‘He is very bright and works hard. Someone to watch out for.’
Thomas Corby
Twenty Essex‘A formidable opponent – very clever and unflappable in court – he has an excellent work ethic and is extremely bright but commercial, too.’
Max Davidson
Quadrant Chambers‘He is simply excellent on the law and strategy, and is very hardworking and calm.’
Henry Ellis
Quadrant Chambers‘Henry is unquestionably a lead counsel of his age and experience. He an excellent advocate and extremely clever at analysis of the adversarial position before trial.’
Joshua Folkard
Twenty Essex‘Josh has a keen eye for detail and is very commercial. He is also very responsive and a pleasant person to deal with.’
Richard Greenberg
Twenty Essex‘A star of the future with very impressive written work and excellent advocacy skills. He has a calm and collected manner in high pressure situations.’
Michal Hain
Twenty Essex‘Michal is extremely bright. He is an excellent junior whose drafting and attention to detail are superb.’
Jamie Hamblen
Quadrant Chambers
Paul Henton
Quadrant Chambers
Tim Jenns
7 King’s Bench Walk‘Tim is a capable and intelligent barrister and has the benefit of a solicitor’s experience. He is a pleasure to work with.’
Andrew Leung
Quadrant Chambers‘A clear advocate, thorough and obviously hardworking. His advocacy is tenacious and effective.’
Saira Paruk
Quadrant Chambers‘Saira is calm and thoughtful in her approach. She remains unflustered and clear in her answers.’
Andrew Pearson
7 King’s Bench Walk‘Good humoured to work with and highly organised, he has strong advocacy skills and swiftly distils complex arguments.’
John Robb
Essex Court Chambers‘John has an encyclopaedic knowledge of contract law and is good in conference, good in mediation, and good with clients and in court.’
James Shirley
Quadrant Chambers‘Top of the pile in commodities and shipping.’
Sean Snook
Twenty Essex‘Very user-friendly and creative in terms of finding solutions in trying circumstances. Sean is plain-speaking and to the point.’
Andrew Stevens
Quadrant Chambers ‘Andrew provides excellent written advocacy and really gets to grips with commercial and legal risks of the case.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Andrew Ng
39 Essex Chambers‘Very responsive and helpful on technical matters.’
Jakob Reckhenrich
Quadrant Chambers‘Jakob is a truly excellent junior barrister, who is an asset to any team. He is technically excellent, and adept at spotting the key issues.’
Joseph Rich
Essex Court Chambers‘Highly attentive to detail and able to review voluminous material quickly and effectively, he demonstrates strong analytical skills.’